With the fourth-round draw having already been made, both clubs knew what awaited the winner: a chance at a giant-killing against Barclays Premier League opposition on home turf.

They fought tooth and nail for it and Carlisle won the £67,000 prize money and £144,000 broadcast fee for the visit of Everton after five perfect penalties.

Yet their trip to Brunton Park at the end of January will take some doing to match the hostility here on Tuesday night.

Yeovil looked like they would play host to their first fourth-round fixture in 67 years – their last being when Sunderland visited in 1949 – after Jack Compton's first-half opener from 18 yards.

Yet Anthony Sweeney's header in the 78th minute sent the game into extra time and was what sparked a tussle between the teams in the aftermath.

Ibehre avoided being sent off after barging into Krysiak with his arm around the goalkeeper's throat, though that was just the first incident of many.

Two sending offs occurred in extra time, with Yeovil's Alex Lacey being shown a straight red for a crunching challenge on Charlie Wyke in the 97th minute.

That was followed in the 103rd by Carlisle defender Luke Joyce being shown a second yellow card for a late tackle on Shaun Jeffers.

This game had everything but, in truth, should never have gone to an additional 30 minutes.

Yeovil striker Francois Zoko, previously of Carlisle, did his former club a favour in stoppage time by missing a penalty.

It was Zoko who was fouled inside the box by Carlisle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie but his nonchalant shot was lazy, going wide of the target. It turned out to be a miss worth more than £200,000.

The game went to penalties and ended after Gillespie pushed Matthew Dolan's penalty on to the post.

That gave Mark Ellis the chance to win it for the Cumbrians, and the defender sent the 210 brave souls who had made the 670-mile round trip home happy.

Carlisle won the jackpot with this and, having been made homeless by Storm Desmond, they could do with every penny. It is even fitting that their previously-submerged Brunton Park will reopen before the visit of Everton.

As for Yeovil, they too could have done with this windfall. The club who were playing in the Championship just two years ago have suffered back-to-back relegations and will go back to trying to salvage their Football League status with a few bruises.